The Skills Group Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland.
Mission: The advancement of Charitable Purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning, including delivering, and promoting and supporting the delivery of, high quality education, training and learning programmes.
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Bitchener | Chief Financial Officer | 2025-07-02 |
| Juliet Tainui-Hernandez | Trustee | 2025-07-01 |
| Aaron Rink | Trustee | 2025-07-01 |
| Timothy Gibson | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Craig O'Connell | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Kevin Best | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Bridget O'Shannessey | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Marie Boyle | Director, Digital, Learner Services | 2024-10-14 |
| Diane Lithgow | Director Trades School | 2024-10-14 |
| Mark Arthur-Worsop | Director Vocational Training | 2023-11-13 |
| Rosanne Graham | Chief Executive | 2022-07-01 |
| Gwyn Thomas | Director Product, Innovation, Quality and Sales | 2021-05-10 |
| Jane Kennelly | Director, People, Marketing and Stakeholder Management | 2020-11-23 |
The Skills Group Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 6 sibling charities:
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How ratings work →Part of a reporting group. The Skills Group Trust files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Skills Consulting Group Limited. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
The advancement of Charitable Purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning, including delivering, and promoting and supporting the delivery of, high quality education, training and learning programmes.
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The Skills Group Trust is one of 7charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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